1The Military Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) promulgated in February, 1998 stipulates that conscripts shall serve for two years, and will not serve after the time limit. According to the military service law, since 1999, the rank of noncommissioned officers has been set from first-class noncommissioned officers to sixth-class noncommissioned officers. Second-class noncommissioned officers are the lowest ranks of intermediate noncommissioned officers.
According to the regulations, after the expiration of the second stage (3 years) of the voluntary military service system, the second-class noncommissioned officers who were approved to serve in the third stage (4 years) were promoted to the rank of third-class noncommissioned officers; After the expiration of the third period of active service, the third-level noncommissioned officers who entered the fourth period of active service (four years) were approved and promoted to the rank of fourth-level noncommissioned officers.
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The identity of the third-term petty officer
The main symbol of the army's third-class petty officer is that the dark green epaulettes are decorated with a silver half-surrounded barbed rifle and a five-pointed star emblem, plus a thick folding rod and a thin folding rod.
The main symbol of the navy's third-class petty officer is the black epaulettes on the bottom plate, which is the same as the army symbol.
The main symbol of the air force third-class petty officer is the blue epaulettes on the bottom plate, which is the same as the army symbol.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Third-level Sergeant